Tag: effectiveness
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The effortlessness of Taoism
Westerners find it incomprehensible that Taoism doesn’t call for specific rituals, ceremonies or observances. It doesn’t even call for a specific lifestyle or external sign. […]
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Investments and the Taoist mindset
When it comes to investing, people always make the same mistakes. In the last twenty centuries, we can see the patterns of error and delusion […]
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Productivity and the Taoist mindset
I find it puzzling that people often refer to business software as “productivity apps.” They infer that the mere usage of those software programs will […]
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Misconceptions about Taoism and flow
In Chapter 48 of the Tao Te Ching, Lao-Tzu formulates one of the most cryptic principles of Taoism. He enunciates that, in our pursuit of […]
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Taoist quotes about flow
Lao-Tzu made a straightforward recommendation to people who want to achieve flow in their work, relationships and other areas of their lives. Chapter 22 of […]
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How Taoist meditation works
I have never known anyone who has improved his life by sitting on the ground for hours, lighting candles, chanting some mantras, and engaging in […]
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Lightness as a major Taoist virtue
While Western culture prompts us to do our utmost, achieve the maximum, and rise the highest, Taoism preaches lightness as a lifestyle. Chapter 9 of […]
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Seneca: effectiveness leads to happiness
I have never been impressed by individuals who preach effectiveness, productivity and efficiency for the sake of it. They devote their efforts to finding faster […]
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Seneca on effectiveness
In history, few philosophers have proven qualified to speak about effectiveness. They were disqualified by their economic, professional and social failure, or by their sheer […]
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Seneca’s warning against Stoicism
Philosophers are all too eager to speak about the benefits of their ideals, but will seldom mention the drawbacks. I’m afraid that it is up […]
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